deception

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Hatley said no to both questions but showed the highest level of deception in both answers, according to an affidavit that Stafford later filed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The CIA also carried out a deception operation to throw the Iranians off the airman’s track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The US intelligence agency the CIA helping to locate him and launched a "deception campaign" aimed at convincing Iranian authorities that he had already been found, the newspaper added.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

In Turner’s new Prime Video series, she plays a finance worker who gets caught up in a complex web of deception after her office is held up by thieves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

And when his reputation had been regained, placing no trust either in France or in other forces not his own, in order not to have to test their strength, he turned to treacherous deception.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli